If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and — Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and — Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and — Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and — Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and — Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
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If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and a scourge.

— Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
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